dichotomous
[ dih-kot-uh-muh s ]
/ dɪˈkɒt ə məs /
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adjective
divided or dividing into two parts.
of or relating to dichotomy.
Nearby words
dichondra, dichoptic, dichorial, dichotic, dichotomize, dichotomous, dichotomous key, dichotomous question, dichotomy, dichroic, dichroic filter
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Examples from the Web for dichotomously
From each nodal-point (between every three meshes) arises a bristle-shaped radial spine, which is dichotomously branched.
The genus is marked by its surface-net supported at the tips of the dichotomously branched divisions of the columella.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideThe distal ends of the feet are dichotomously branched, with stouter simple fork-branches.
Plant-body a dichotomously branching thallus, terrestrial or aquatic.